Rip John Reuvers Aka Griz

[DigItDeep 15]

Rip john

[stedz 9]

Is this the guy who had the pit dogs from Minnesota?

[sub 21]

Rip ???

[Mary 352]

Came across this name several time whilst looking back through the terrier section, either had game dogs or had an interest in them, I'll have another look back.

Rip

[DavidR 24]

Stedz, yes

[Haiddheliwr 1,911]

RIP John

[stedz 9]

got some old pit bull Gazzette,s from 1979 with his ad in,RIP.

[DavidR 24]

From what he told me he got out of the pits because of the dog fighting laws, there was some dust up from another dogman, John lost his job. He ultimately moved into another career & started with the digging dogs in the 80's. He never told me anything that was suspect. He preferred the old Nuttal lines going back to Punch/Penny, but told me Goulds Boris was the best dog he ever seen work in America. He was a true dogman placing dogs in hunters hands without money being a factor. He built my yard & alot of others. No matter what anyone thinks he earned my respect.

[stedz 9]

I think there was a bit more toit than that,i dont want to start a can of worms here but was john the cop who matched the dogs,got caught and made a deal with the police ,not to go to jail by giving up a bunch of dogmen,some ofthem went to jail? only what i heard.

[stedz 9]

i may have got the bit about john being an ex cop wrong.

[Bryan 1,361]

The guys obituary is probably not the place to discuss rumours etc.

RIP the old guy seems he bred some good ones and bred whats behind most of the good black dogs in the states now.

[stedz 9]

just got it confirmed,this guy got a lot of dogmen put behind bars!

[DavidR 24]

His career was why he was labeled, only one guy ever made a public comment & you can internet research it. I stand behind him 100%. Bryan I still have that bitch John got from Mains breeding

[stedz 9]

Sonny sykes also mentions him in the pit dog-Book of interviews,

[Daniel cain 42,798]

Stedz have you just joined up to talk shit about a dead man? joined up 3 days ago-bad craic that pal.in this country if you grass no cnut will give you the time of day-no different to the states I would imagine?man kept working terriers for over 30 yrs,sure if lads went to jail cause he sold his soul he would of had pay back?are you one of the wankers that fights dogs cause you got no balls yourself?